Fence



UNITED STATES PATENT GEETCE.

CHARLES C. BARGDILL, OF ROSEDALE, OHIO.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,335, dated May 22,1888.

Application led December 14, 1887, Serial No. 257,900. (No model.)

To all whom. t may concern:

Be it known that I CHARLES C. BAEGDILL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Rosedale, in the county of Madison and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I dohereby de- Clare that the following is a full, clear, and eX- actdescription of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference 'beinghad tothe accompanying drawings,

which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is aside elevation of a fence constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2is an end view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a side view taken from the oppositeside to that shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings; and Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7are detail views,whicl1 will be hereinafter referred to in thespecification.

The same numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My inventionV consists in a new and improved fence, which will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the several parts by their designating-nurnerals, 1 lindicate the vertical posts of my new and improved fence, the said postsbeing embedded in the ground at their lower ends for a few inches tosteady them. To the lower part of these vertical posts are secured theends of the three lower horizontal rails of the fence 2, these lowerrails overlapping at their ends with the lower rails of the next panels,as shown. The ends of these lower horizontal rails are secured firmly tothe vertical posts l by the tying and supporting wires 3 3, which securethe overlapping ends of the lower horizontal rails to the vertical postsin the following manner: The upper end of each wire 3 is tightly loopedaround its respective post 1 at the proper height above the ground, andis further secured to the post at that point by a staple, 4, whichprevents the looped upper end of the said wire from slipping` or worleing down on the vertical post. The wire then passes down in a diagonaldirection around t-he front of the overlapping ends of the two upperrails 2 2 of the two adjacent panels, then under the lower one of thesaid ends, and back around the vertical post l,wl1ere it is secured by astaple, 5, then in front down in a diagonal direction over theoverlapping ends of the two middle horizontal rails 2 of the adjacentpanels, then back around the Vertical post l, where it is secured by astaple, 6,and then forward around the post down and around theoverlapping ends of the two lower rails 2 of the two panels, the lowerend of the wire being wrapped and looped firmly around the lower part ofthe vertical post. 4

rlhe arrangement of the above described wire 3 is clearly illustrated indetail in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and it will be seen from the foregoingdescription, taken in connection with the drawings, that the wire 3 willfirmly bind the ends of the lower horizontal rails to the vertical postsl, binding tightly on the corners or edges of the said ends,while thestaples will effect-ually prevent the wires from slipping, the ends ofthe rails being thus held securely in position.

On the opposite sides of the central part of the lower horizontal rails2 are secured the lower ends of inclined stakes 7 7, which cross eachother near their upper ends directly above-that is to say, in the samevertical plane with the lower horizontal rails.

8 and 9 indicate, respectively, the two upper rails, these upper rails,which extend parallel to each other, being centrally secured to theVertical posts l 1 at the points shown by means Y of the wire l0 in the:following manner: The upper end of each wire l0 is tightly secured iu aloop, ll, around the `.ipper end o.uv its respective vertical post l,and then passes iirml y around the center of the upper rail 9diagonally, and then around to the opposite side of the post l, where itis secured by a staple, 12. lt then passes down diagonally around to theside of the post, where it is secured, and its lower portion is thenfirmly wrapped or looped around the center of the rail S and the post l.

itself, this looped lower end ofthe wire l0, which is in the form of aslip-noose, being secured to the post l by a staple, 13. It will be seenthat by this arrangement of the wire 10, which is illustrated in detailin Fig. 5 of the drawings, the upper rails 8 and 9 will be firmlysecured in position at their central. points to the upper part of theposts l, the wire l() binding them firmly to the post while the staplesprevent the wire from slippingA The ends ofthe under rails 8 8 of theupper' scribed.

rails ofthe fence, and which overlap at a point above the center of thelower horizontal rails 2, are firmly held by a wire, 14, close up belowthe crossed ends of the stakes 7 7. This wire 14 passes at its centeraround the outside of one of the stakes 7, one-half or part of the wirethen passing under the end ot' one of the 'rails 8, while the other halfor part of the wire passes under the overlapping end of the other rail8, the ends of the wire being then firmly twisted or otherwise securedtogether around the other stake 7. The arrangement of this wire is shownin detail in Fig. G of the drawings. lt will be seen that by thisarrangement the overlapping ends of the under rails 8 of the upper railsof the fence will be firmly secured and held together and to the stakes7 7 close up below the crossed ends of the said stakes.

The overlapping ends ofthe upper rails 9 9 lit in above the crossedupper ends of the stakes 7 7, and are held there, and the entire fencesteadied against end movement by the slanting wire brace 15, which willbe now de- This inclined brace consists of a single wire, which at itscenter is bound around the upper end of one ofthe stakes 7, the parts ofthe wire then passing over the two overlapping ends of the rails 9respectively, so as to hold down each of the said ends, and thewire-brace then passes around to the outer side of the other stake 7,where the ends or parts of the wire are crossed, and then eX- tend downslanting in opposite directions to the lower ends of the vertical posts1 1, as shown in the drawings, where the ends of the brace-wire arelooped through and thus secured to the loops which are formed in thelower ends of the wires 3 3 at the bottom of the vertical posts. Theinclined brace wire 15 is then secured to the upper rails 8 8 and to theupper and middle rails 2 of the lower horizontal rails by means of smallstaples 16, as shown. lt will be seen from the foregoing description,taken in connection with thel accompanying drawings, that this wirebrace will notI only bind and secure the overlapping ends of the upperrails 9 9 in the crossed upper ends e." the stakes 7 7, but will alsoact to brace the fence against end motion, owing to the wire braceextending down to both sides, in opposite directions, to the lower endsof the rigid vertical posts 1 1, so that should the fence have atendency to swing or move endA wise in either direction the inclinedwire brace, with its ends running and secured in oppositedirections,will effectually brace the fence and prevent any end motion.The-stakes 7 7 are set in the ground at theirlower ends.

The vertical posts 1 are braced at their u pper ends by means of wirebraces 17,thebrace for each post consisting of a single wire,which iswrapped at its center around the upper end of its post 1, above thecenter of the upper rail 9, the ends of the wire 17 then extending downon both sides of the fence and being secured at their lower ends aroundshort posts 18 18, which are set in the ground at a suitable distancefrom the lower end of the post 1. The ends of the wire 17 are looped andfastened around these short posts, and are further held by staples20,which prevent the said ends from slipping oft the posts 1S 18.

The wire brace 15 can be stapled tothe horizontal rails at as manypoints as desired, and the vertical posts 1 are embedded in the groundat their lower ends for a few inches to aiiord a rm support for the endsof the said bracewlre.

At the end ofthe fence a short block, 21, is placed under the end of thetop rail 9, and the end of the rail and the block are securely bound inthe top of the crossed stakes 7 7 by a wire, 22, twisted around the saidparts, as shown.

At the end of the length of fence shown in the drawings I have shown themanner in which the lower and. upper horizontal rails may be secured toa vertical post, 1, by a single wire, 23, this wire being secured in aloop, 24, around the upper end of the vertical post and held there by astaple, 25, then passing diagonally around the upper rail 8 and to theother side of the post,where it is secured by a staple, 26, then downdiagonally around the post and around each of the railsbeing secured bya staple, 27, at the back of the post below each rail, the wire beingfurther tightened at the side of the post above each rail by a staple ornail, 28, while the lower end of the wire issecnred in a loop around thelower end of the vert-ical post. In this manner all of the ho'ri IOOzontal rails are iirmly secured to the vertical post by a single wirewith the aid of the staples or nails. This arrangement is illustrated indetail in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with thcaccompanying drawings, the construction and many advantages of myinvention will be readily understood. It will be seen that my new andimproved fence is simple and strong in construction; that it can. bereadily and rapidly put together, the wires all being in single pieces,and that by constructing the fence in the manner shown and described,with the lower horizontal rails having their overlapping ends at thecenter of the upper horizontal rails, and the rails secured to thevertical posts and the inclined stakes by the wires, as set forth, andtheinclined wire braces extending from the top of the stakes to thelower ends of the vertical posts, and also the inclined wire-bracesrunning from the upper ends of the vertical posts, all end motion willbe effectually prevented, and the entire fence will be renderedexceedingly strong and durable.

Planks may of course be employed instead of the horizontal rails.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a fence, the combination of the vertical posts and the inclinedposts alternating with IOS IlO

each other, said inclined posts crossing each other near the top, thelower rails, the ends of which overlap each other at the vertical posts,and the upper rails, the ends of which overlap each other at theinclined posts, one of which upper rails is above and the other one isbelow the crossing of said inclined posts, the Wires secured to thevertical posts and wrapped around them and the rails, and the Wireslooped around the inclined posts and the upper rails.

2. In a fence, the combination of the vertical posts and the inclinedposts alternating With each other, the inclined posts crossing,` eachother near their tops, Wire Wrapped around the vertical posts and therails and secured to the posts by means of loops around the posts, andthe braces, each consisting of a single piece of wire wrapped around thetops of the inclined posts and over the upper rails, crossed upon theopposite side of the fence and passed down 2o diagonally in oppositedirections, and secured at their ends in the loops of the Wires aroundthe vertical posts.

In testimony that I elaiin the foregoing as my own I have hereunto afXedmy signature in 2;

